Annual Review - This is Hatch 2007 [pdf, 6.17 MB]

MINING & METALS
employment opportunities and cover
a wide range of topics including environmental
protection, protection of aboriginal
social and cultural values, as well as
education, training and employment.
The Voisey’s Bay project is expected
to be a major contributor to the
Newfoundland and Labrador economy
well into the future.
LIGHT METALS
Alumar Refinery Expansion
The Alumar Refinery is currently increasing
capacity by 2.1 million metric tons per
year (mtpy) of alumina to meet the world
demand for aluminum products. Alumar
is located in the northwest of Brazil in the
state of Maranhão. The expanded refinery
will have a total capacity of 3.5 million
mtpy when completed in 2008. It is the
largest refinery expansion in the world.
Hatch is working as part of an integrated
team to deliver the project. From its office
in São Paulo, Brazil, Hatch is providing more
than 300 people for the engineering (both
office and field), procurement, and project
and construction management assignments.
The project is currently more than 25
percent complete. To date, there have
been more than 3 million hours worked
without a lost-time incident.
The expansion of the Alumar Refinery
is part of a US$1.8 billion investment plan
that the owner consortium is implementing
for its primary metal production operations
in Brazil. Alumar is owned by Alcoa
(54 percent), BHP Billiton (36 percent)
and Alcan (10 percent).
Jamalco 3 Early Works Program
Alcoa has joined with the Government
of Jamaica to significantly expand the
Jamalco alumina refinery in Jamaica.
An Early Works Program includes
a 150,000-tonnes-per-year expansion of
Alumar Refinery in Brazil is expanding by
2.1 million metric tons per year from 1.4 million
tons. The work is done from our São Paulo office
with specialized support from Hatch offices
in Australia and Canada.
Hatch provided EPCM services for
the development of BlueScope Steel’s
$280-million Suzhou, China metallic
coating and painting facility.
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